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Jul 9, 2017 18:56:11 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Jul 9, 2017 18:56:11 GMT -6
I was on my porch two weeks ago looking out over the railing at the sky. My eyes caught something to my right coming at me. This thing was huge. It flew by me with a huge wing span at a altitude of the railing I was leaning on. It glided like . flew out to the garage at the end of the drive. Too dark to see much else. I could not make out the head on it. My husband says it may of been a huge owl. And I hope it was Auntym Chicago is just too close to me. . this is giving me the creeps . I won't want to go out any more. It made no noise and the wings did not move. Just stretched out to make it cover one side of the drive to the other side. Why doesn't someone get a photo of it or a video? That could be the same thing that folks in Chicago have been reporting. If the whatever it is really does fly it's not that far down to Bloomington. It could have zipped down there in no time. Keep a look out for it and maybe you can get a picture of it next time.
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Mothman
Jul 11, 2017 0:26:30 GMT -6
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Post by jcurio on Jul 11, 2017 0:26:30 GMT -6
I was on my porch two weeks ago looking out over the railing at the sky. My eyes caught something to my right coming at me. This thing was huge. It flew by me with a huge wing span at a altitude of the railing I was leaning on. It glided like . flew out to the garage at the end of the drive. Too dark to see much else. I could not make out the head on it. My husband says it may of been a huge owl. And I hope it was Auntym Chicago is just too close to me. . this is giving me the creeps . I won't want to go out any more. It made no noise and the wings did not move. Just stretched out to make it cover one side of the drive to the other side. Why doesn't someone get a photo of it or a video? That could be the same thing that folks in Chicago have been reporting. If the whatever it is really does fly it's not that far down to Bloomington. It could have zipped down there in no time. Keep a look out for it and maybe you can get a picture of it next time.
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Jul 11, 2017 0:30:02 GMT -6
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Post by jcurio on Jul 11, 2017 0:30:02 GMT -6
She says it gives her the creeps and she won't want to go outside. Yet Skywalker goes on to encourage her to "get a picture".
Maybe from inside, while cowering??
Is this how it was (originally) with "ships" and lights around her home? And eventually she got outside and started getting pictures?
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Jul 11, 2017 12:13:26 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 11, 2017 12:13:26 GMT -6
alien-ufo-sightings.com/2015/06/the-top-10-flying-humanoids/ The Top 10 Flying HumanoidsJune 6, 2015, For centuries, mythologies all over the world have portrayed flying humanoid creatures, greatly feared because their appearance seems to spell out death and destruction for those who are unfortunate enough to cross their path. Surprisingly though, encounters with these unnatural entities continue into modern times. Here, then, is my top ten list of the winged creatures that have most captured the public’s imagination in recent years. 1. MothmanUndoubtedly the king of all flying humanoids is West Virginia’s Mothman—not only because there have been over a hundred reported sightings, but also due to the vast cocoon of strangeness from which it has emerged. The descriptions remain consistent—a tall, gray, headless, human-like form that features bat-like wings and enormous red glowing eyes. The monster seems to enjoy chasing motorists at speeds approaching one hundred miles per hour, and its appearance is linked to a tragic bridge collapse that resulted in forty-six deaths. While reports have diminished significantly since the 1960s, residents occasionally still whisper the name, which conjures up images of curses, strange lights in the sky, and visitations from mysterious men in black. 2. OwlmanThe Mothman’s British counterpart is Cornwall, England’s macabre Owlman, who has been seen frequently in the woods surrounding the Mawnan Church of England’s southern coast. Virtually all of the witnesses have been young schoolgirls, who have characterized the winged being as standing about five feet tall. Owlman is said to be covered in gray fur or feathers and apparently displays a horrific, beakless face with gigantic peepers and a wide, grimacing scowl. His feet resemble black, crablike pincers. Owlman has been observed hovering high up in the air or occasionally perched on the branches of large trees. 3. Houston BatmanThough there is only one documented account of the Houston Batman, it is a memorable one. The unearthly figure was spotted by three residents of a Texas neighborhood one evening during the summer of 1953. Hilda Walker, Judith Myers, and Howard Phillips all stated that the tall entity was adorned in a dark paratrooper’s uniform, and that the Batman appeared to display attached wings. After a few moments, the apparition vanished from their sight, and his departure seemed to coincide with a torpedo-shaped object that shot up into the sky. CONTINUE READING: alien-ufo-sightings.com/2015/06/the-top-10-flying-humanoids/
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Mothman
Jul 11, 2017 17:31:49 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Jul 11, 2017 17:31:49 GMT -6
She says it gives her the creeps and she won't want to go outside. Yet Skywalker goes on to encourage her to "get a picture". Maybe from inside, while cowering?? Is this how it was (originally) with "ships" and lights around her home? And eventually she got outside and started getting pictures? Filming while cowering is acceptable. If anybody is going to get eaten by a mothman I want pictures!!
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Post by jcurio on Jul 13, 2017 13:06:33 GMT -6
12 yrs ago, something else happened to these men at turkey creek, and I think that episode is available also. 🙂
This episode did not say why they were out here in the woods at night, unless I missed it. 😊
Possibly, the "events" happening to these same men twice (?), maybe the "being" and these men can sense each other? IDK.
I think these "beings" stay hidden most of the time, from most folk. I don't think that it is always a case of disturbing one just because a human is in their area. At least not in the way we think of disturbing a bear with her cubs? (Because we would hear about it more often?)
I could be wrong- people may feel just as uncomfortable talking about creatures in the woods as they do lights in the sky?
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Post by auntym on Jul 14, 2017 11:52:50 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/07/chicago-police-officer-reports-phantom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Friday, July 14, 2017
Chicago Police Officer Reports 'Phantom' Sightings in Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerThe following account was sent to my colleague Manuel Navarette at UFO Clearinghouse: I’m going to tell you about something that happened to me on the night of June 29th 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. I am reporting this of my own volition and I am wanting to stay anonymous due to the fact that I work for the Chicago Police Department and do not want anybody else to know that I submitted this report. I have been with the Chicago Police Department for over eight and a half years. The only people who know that I submitted this are my wife, my son who encouraged me to submit this and my partner who also was witness to this incident. I want you to know that I am of a sound mind and health and I don’t want any publicity other than just reporting this incident. I also want you to know that I am not prone to fits of fantasy or hoaxing anything that I seen especially while I am on duty. On the night of June 29th 2017 at approximately 11:15 p.m. my partner and I were on routine patrol and approaching the intersection West 81st and South Throop in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. We were flagged down by a group of a people who were pointing up to the top of an apartment building that was on the corner. We pulled over and they immediately started telling us to look up at the building. Many of the people were very frightened and were very excited about seeing what they had seen. My partner and I look and see a large creature that was approximately six to six and a half feet tall and was very thin, if it had been a human it would have been emaciated. This thing was standing on top of the building and had what looked like a pair of very large wings that extended out at least eight to ten feet from tip-to-tip. No discernible features, it just looked like a dark black shadow with wings. My partner and I both thought it was somebody trying to jump from the building and maybe wearing a costume of some kind. When we both shined our flashlights to try to get a better look at what we were dealing with, this thing took off into the air and flew away. As this creature flew away, headed in a southern direction, something sounding like a scream came from it and within the matter of about 5 seconds this creature was gone into the night. The people who initially flagged us down had said that many people in the neighborhood had seen this thing for the previous two nights and this just happened to be the only time that it was seen in a stationary place. We stood there stunned as this thing flew away and disappeared into the night. We stood there and talked to the group of people who flagged us down, taking information down and any information regarding previous sightings from the nights before. We initially were doubtful about filing a report because we thought we would be made fun of for seeing Little Green Men. We finally filed a report as we did not want to violate protocol. Nothing was ever said about the report being filed and as of right now it’s been business as usual. We wanted to file this report because after I told my son the story he went online and showed me that this is not the only sighting of something similar being seen in the city. I showed my partner the day after the sighting and he said that he didn’t want to be involved and as far as he was concerned it was nothing more than a large owl or big bird that was misidentified. My son was the one who encouraged me to file this and do it anonymously to protect my identity. I know what I saw was real and even though I have no explanation as to what it truly is I know that what I saw was flesh and blood. I am a Christian man who believes that there are things that come from other planes and stalk the people of this Earth and that only one's faith is what protects us from these things. I know that my faith is strong and therefore I am protected and I hope that I never see this thing again. Thank you very much for your time and have a blessed day. NOTE: This is an amazing account...but the best part is, that there is supposedly a police report in the system. The images of the intersection are facing towards the south, the direction the witness stated that the being flew. All the buildings in this neighborhood are 2 or 3 stories, so the witnesses should have gotten a good look at the being.www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/07/chicago-police-officer-reports-phantom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Jul 14, 2017 20:18:16 GMT -6
Post by lois on Jul 14, 2017 20:18:16 GMT -6
I was on my porch two weeks ago looking out over the railing at the sky. My eyes caught something to my right coming at me. This thing was huge. It flew by me with a huge wing span at a altitude of the railing I was leaning on. It glided like . flew out to the garage at the end of the drive. Too dark to see much else. I could not make out the head on it. My husband says it may of been a huge owl. And I hope it was Auntym Chicago is just too close to me. . this is giving me the creeps . I won't want to go out any more. It made no noise and the wings did not move. Just stretched out to make it cover one side of the drive to the other side. Why doesn't someone get a photo of it or a video? thats really scary lois...
i'm afraid for chicago because of all the mothman sightings...i read somewhere they only show up before disasters...and chicago has had sooo many over the past few months...Where have I been? I forgot that auntym. I mean about the disasters. No disaster here except a body showed up south of town in a grove of trees where they make maple syrup. They finally found out she was from Peoria Illinois about 40 miles west of us. They don't know how she got there. Can't think of any other one.
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Jul 20, 2017 14:16:17 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jul 20, 2017 14:16:17 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/07/des-plaines-gargoyle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Thursday, July 20, 2017 Des Plaines, Illinois Gargoyle Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler I recently received the following account: On a Summer evening in 2013 my son and I were leaving my friend's house, who lived outside of Des Plaines, Illinois. Her driveway is about a 1/4 mile long. There are no lights along the driveway. About halfway to the road, my son yelled out 'what's that?' I was startled and slammed on my brakes. 'What are you yelling for?' 'There...in the tree!' I answered 'What are you looking at?' I glanced up into the tree, and noticed talons wrapped around the large lower branch. The tree was thick with foliage, so it was hard to make out what it was. I figured it was just an owl or eagle, but as we watched the tree began to move, like there was something very heavy in the tree. The headlights were pointed directly at the tree, so there was some light. Then suddenly, a human-like figure dropped from the tree and landed upright on the ground in front of us. It was dark grey in color. As I looked at the clawed feet and muscular legs, I noticed the bottom tip of folded wings behind it. My eyes followed up the human-like body, which looked like dark grey skin. The head and face literally reminded me of a gargoyle...snarling features and evil-looking. The eyes were large and reflected an orange color. I believe it also had short horns on the side of the head. 'OMG...what is that?' At the same time my son begged me 'Let's go! Let's go!' The beast opened its huge wings and literally took off up over the car! I called my friend on my cellphone as we were driving home. I told her what we witnessed...she was totally dumbfounded. She told me that she had never seen anything like that. While driving, I ask my son what he thought he saw. He called it a 'Batman.' I simply responded 'OK'...but I thought gargoyle or some other mythical creature. I was deeply affected by this beast and have carried this odd feeling that it would remember us. Now I've been reading about the sightings in Chicago, and wonder of there is a connection. I fear that a terrible event may occur in the city. My son is in college in Chicago, and I work downtown. I am scared for us. I swear what I have described is true. I wish to remain anonymous...and I don't seek any recognition. NOTE: I contacted the witness by email. Her email address was from a Chicago law firm...and since her name is part of the firm name, I can assume she is an partner. Anyway, the description is similar to some of the recent sightings. Is there a connection? Well, there are old reports from in and around the Chicago metro area coming to our attention, so there may actually be some affiliation.
BTW...I am involved in a very bizarre case involving a West Virginia family, possibly related to the Mothman of Point Pleasant. I've been in contact, and working with the family, for about 2 months. I have received permission to profile the case on the blog. I will post the information as I get it...starting very soon. Stay tuned. Lon www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/07/des-plaines-gargoyle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Post by auntym on Aug 1, 2017 12:07:26 GMT -6
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Aug 1, 2017 12:16:02 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 1, 2017 12:16:02 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/giant-bat-like-entity-emerges-from.html Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Giant Bat-Like Entity Emerges From Under Chicago Lakefront Overpass Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerThe following account was received by Manuel Navarette at UFO Clearinghouse. It occurred on Thursday July 20, 2017 at about 1700 hours (5:00 PM CT): We were driving down Lake Shore Drive toward North Avenue Beach. In the car with my best friend, my sister, and my boyfriend. As we were approaching the curve near North Avenue Beach we saw something fly out from underneath the bridge that goes over the street that separates that big black building in front of Navy Pier (Lake Point Tower) and the beach. It flew straight up into the air and out toward the lake. This was not an owl and it was not a seagull as seagulls are white in color. My boyfriend who was in the front seat with me was the first to see it and showed me and everybody else saw afterwards. It was freaky as f*** to see this thing fly up like that. It was like completely black and look like a giant flying bat. It flew straight up and out of sight I could not keep watching it as I was trying to drive and not get into a wreck. It was freaky to watch. Manuel called the witness for a follow-up: As per the witnesses. They were on their way to a gathering with friends at North Avenue Beach. The entity shot out from what looked like under the bridge, it flew above the trees and headed out toward the lake. It was seen by the driver, who was trying to avoid hitting another car. The boyfriend said that it was solid black and was flying very fast. www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/giant-bat-like-entity-emerges-from.html
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Aug 3, 2017 12:57:59 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 3, 2017 12:57:59 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/terrifying-chicago-phantom-encounter-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Thursday, August 03, 2017 Terrifying 'Chicago Phantom' Encounter in Bolingbrook Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler Hey folks...I'm going to skip the 'Daily 2 Cents' post today and concentrate on the new Chicago Phantom encounter, plus whatever else comes our way today. It's been fast & furious lately. I received the following information by telephone early Thursday at 1:30 AM ET: The encounter took place in the playground area of Indian Boundary Park in Bolingbrook, Illinois..a southwest suburb of Chicago. The witness states that she has a normal routine of walking in the park at night. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at approximately 10:30 PM CT (local time), the witness (who wishes to remain anonymous in the report since she resides in a tight-knit community) was in the playground area of the park when she came upon an 7-8 ft. tall being standing in the middle of a pathway. The witness initially thought that this was 'two people embracing' but was surprised at the height. She also noticed a sucking & slobbering sound coming from the being. She felt like she was being 'drawn' to the being...as well as feeling a sense of foreboding. The witness grabbed her cellphone in order to capture a photo, but was shocked when the being slowly turned towards her. Overcome with fear, she quickly realized that this was not two people embracing, but a single tall, dark humanoid. The witness got the feeling that it somehow knew that she was going to take a photo and then reacted. She mentioned that she felt like she was being 'lured' towards the humanoid. The being had exceptional broad shoulders and looked like it was wearing a thick black unknown material. The head was human-like but quite small in size. She was within 15 ft. of the being, but never noticed any eyes or facial features. There was enough moonlight available, so she was able to get an excellent look at this being. She immediately took another pathway in order to get away from the being, but soon started to experience intense weakness and fear. She had to sit and gather herself...while keeping an eye out for the being. Eventually she got to her feet and quickly followed another path home. When the witness arrived at her home, she relayed the experience to her son, who recommended that they drive back to the park and see if the being was still there. As they approached, they drove around the location. Then the son noticed a large dark shadow emerge from and stood up at a nearby bush. He stated that it 'peered' at him, though he didn't see any eyes or face. He just knew that it was watching him and that he was overcome by intense apprehension. They quickly headed home. When they arrived at home, they were both very scared and upset...not knowing what to do. Should they report the incident to the local authorities or remain quiet? Eventually, they went online and found my contact information. When I talked to the witness, she was shocked at the number of sightings in the Chicago metro area. She had no knowledge of any of the previous incidents. It was quite obvious that she was still very scared and was afraid that the being may know where she lives. I asked the witness to keep in contact with me if she has another experience, hears of any other sightings or remembers further details. www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/terrifying-chicago-phantom-encounter-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 NOTE: The park is a large complex nearby a school and subdivision along Springwood Lane. I asked the witness if the covering may have been membrane-like wings wrapped around the body...in which she acknowledged in the affirmative. I have talked to several witnesses by telephone during this wave of sightings, but it was obvious that this witness was literally terrified by what she had experienced. Any updates will be included with this post.
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Aug 8, 2017 13:48:11 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 8, 2017 13:48:11 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/large-gliding-being-over-elgin-illinois.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Large Gliding Being Over Elgin, Illinois Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerI received the following account from a witness (BW). The location was 2531 Technology Dr. in Elgin, IL. Here is the initial report, with updates & edits I included after I had the opportunity to interview BW by telephone: I may have seen the being gliding west, away from Chicago. I work in Elgin about one mile north from I-90 and about 45 mins northwest of Chicago. I was outside of my work and looking skyward at the time. The being was very high up but I could tell it was very big, but it was the odd shape. It was at the height of mid-flying airplane. This was right around 11:45AM on August 1, 2017. It looked just like the thing in that pic that you have on your 1st sighting (2011). The pic with the Native American statue. It looked darker though, but that could have just been the distance that it was, because it was high and it was going away from me also. I was hoping it would turn around but it just kept going on a straight glide westward. I was getting my phone out too late it would have looked like a dot if I would have tried to get a pic, that's why I was hoping it would turn around. I didn't notice it flapping its wings, that's why I keep saying that it was gliding. It kept in a very straight direct motion. I plan on taking breaks for the next few weeks around this time in case it passes again. Since this day it has been very cloudy out so I haven't been able to get a good look at the sky but I believe I might have seen it in the distance the next day playing in the clouds. If it is a creature of habit I hope it'll keep passing around my area around the same time. Like I said I saw something that looked like a person in one of those squirrel suit but if you know the suburbs, there is probably no way it could have been. I have been watching the skies even closer since then and at this point I want to say whatever I saw would have been the size of a small plane possibly. But I didn't have anything to reference the size since it was so far up. NOTE: BW told me by telephone that the sky was cloudless and very clear. The color of the being, he believes, was very dark brown or black. It was flying very steady and effortlessly...very doubtful that it was a person in a flying suit. He compared the shape to that of the photo from 8/22/2011 at 63rd and Pulaski Rd in Chicago, IL ...which the original witness stated to her, it looked like an 'over-size Tasmanian Sugar Glider.' BW refused to change his testimony has to what he originally witnessed. He also stated that he saw several birds flying at the same time and the size comparison was 'shocking' to him. The size of this being could have been much larger than the previous sightings. Any updates will be included with this post.www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/large-gliding-being-over-elgin-illinois.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Aug 12, 2017 14:27:10 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 12, 2017 14:27:10 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/the-ottawa-angel-incident.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Friday, August 11, 2017 The Ottawa Angel Incident Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerSeptember 17th, 2013: Just south of Ottawa, Canada - The star depicted on the event location map below is the approximate landing site of the winged being spoken to in the following account. The approximate initial sighting point is marked with an arrow denoting my direction of travel on the Ontario 416 highway at the time of my encounter as well. The residential areas depicted are the southwestern city limits of Ottawa, the national capital of Canada: My introduction to this subject began on the morning of September 17th 2013, in a small Canadian town of Maitland along the St. Laurence River in Ontario. I had just gotten my young son ready for school and onto the bus as I proceeded to enjoy a morning coffee on my day off. I continued to do a little work around the house until I received a call from an old friend in Ottawa who wanted to meet for coffee. It had been a while since I’d kept in touch after moving from the city of Ottawa to start a family business for my parents earlier that year. So I decided to take advantage of the open schedule before needing to be home for my son after school later that afternoon, and left to meet my old friend in Ottawa. I lived right beside the highway onramp and was on my way rather quickly on that sunny yet windy fall day. As usual, I put some good music on and proceeded to enjoy the approximately 1 hour long scenic drive to Ottawa. I rather liked and travelled this route quite often. It was an uneventful trip which had passed rather quickly as I began to approach the Ottawa city limits at about 12:20pm. At this point, in broad daylight without a cloud in the sky, I caught my eye up ahead in the distance on what at first came to mind as very large seagull due to its white and gray appearance up in the sky. I still remember thinking to myself at the time, “that’s a big ------ seagull!” Something was amiss, and within a blink or two I noticed that the wings did not match my initial interpretations. This was further away and much larger than at first perceived. I then noticed what looked like outstretched arms connected to a human looking torso with a head and what I call ‘legs’ but which in fact more closely resembled a long serpent looking tail flowing behind this winged being at the time. I do realize how strange this may sound, but I assure you that it is unfortunately all too real. The following events still go through my head incalculable times per day ever since they transpired several years ago. It was still far ahead as I continued driving my vehicle towards it at about 120KM/Hr. I could make out more and more details as I swiftly approached, even at this distance I could clearly identify this as a winged humanoid with a very dark body color, (initially described as being like wet clay) and a massive set of swan-like wings. These wings were seemingly oversized for its body and moved very slowly in almost 180 degree rotation nearly touching its wing tips at the top and bottom of its graceful movements during flight. It was still fairly far ahead of me and appeared to be descending slowly along its path which now paralleled the highway. The brilliant white wings took on a light grey appearance as they became shadowed from the bright sun by their own movements at times during flight. This was likely why I initially misidentified him as a seagull which is typically gray and white in color and very common to the region. At this point I was beyond certain that I was not mistaken in any way in my observations. My eyes and attention were completely diverted towards this incredible sight. I was at the time unaware but after already observing this being for about one minute, that shock had certainly now taken complete hold of me. I was looking at something that just couldn’t be real or actually happening to me. When suddenly another vehicle in the lane to my right came nearly into my path as I was also distracted and veering close to his traffic lane, we seem to have both noticed the near collision at the same instant, corrected our steering’s, made a half second “do you see that?” type of eye to eye contact and both looked back up at it in the sky simultaneously at that point to what had obviously been his focus at the time as well. He was driving a late 90's Buick of burgundy color and appeared to be mid a 40's Middle Eastern looking man with short hair and medium build. Heart jumping from the near high speed collision, I could still see the being up in the air ahead as I looked back towards him as the road began turning slightly to the left bringing this being into clearer and clearer view now to my right side. Slowly descending to a height where I could now see him looking over at myself and the other cars on the busy road that day as he flew adjacent to us for what felt like an eternity. The part that still sends chills down my spine was that this creature was clearly humanoid, but not like any human. His facial expression seemed highly intelligent, yet he portrayed a disdain and contemptuous demeanor as he looked over and down upon us with a confident air of supremacy. It was difficult to grasp or convey how truly intimidating this was, my only stunned reaction was of absolute fear and awe. His face was just as dark gray as the rest of his body, and he possessed a very square jaw line with warrior-like predominant cheek bones. He also had predominant eye ridges which casted deep black shadows over portions of his face, including to his upper center lip due to the shadow from its nose under the sun. Besides the fact that this giant winged being descended from the sky, was the sheer size, dark color and bulky muscle mass of his body that truly made this creature so fearsome. I estimated its height to be about 12-15 feet tall when compared to the surrounding trees. Its wing span was disproportionately large for its body size stretching approximately 25-30 feet across and I even remember questioning at the time how such long wings would be stored when the creature was walking and not in flight. It was the most beautiful yet terrifying thing I have ever seen. I cannot overstress this statement. This being, now just above tree top level began to glide as opposed to when its wings were flapping in full flight at its previous greater altitude. The wings were snow white as they nearly glowed in the bright sun and reminded me of those of a hawk in general shape and the way that the outer feathers were spread and angled slightly upward at the tips during this stage low level of flight. I now had a very clear horizontal side view of this winged beings’ outstretched body. His forward reaching upper arms were as thick as I am, and nothing compared to the barrel-like size of his chest and back muscles. It was truly a supremely powerful being that would strike true fear in the bravest of men. Curiously, as opposed to when the being was first sighted about a minute and a half earlier, it now had two legs tucked back together as opposed to the longer tail looking appendage that I had first observed. His head was now turned to his left looking directly at me at this point and it truly unnerved me and still continues to do so to this day. Looking eye to eye with this giant flying humanoid was a moment only surpassed by the tremendous shock, anxiety and fear that it produced. After it flew over a thin row of trees, this being began to shift its body to a vertical position as he flared his wings out even more to slow down, now just a few meters from the ground, directly to my right approaching an open field ahead of us. His attention now diverted to his landing, I could see his arms and legs somewhat awkwardly positioning themselves for a balance point as his wings acted like a giant sail in the powerful winds during his last wings outstretched airborne moments. He landed about 75 feet away from me, directly to my right in clear unobstructed view. At this time I could also clearly see the inner feathers on his wings blowing feverishly in the strong wind, they were down-like and soft near his body, while the further to the outside of the wings I looked, the longer, stiffer and more defined the feathers became. I’d previously thought in mythological cartoon-like terms that these beings were supposed to magically ascend, defying gravity with the accompaniment of light and singing etc., but not the case here, where it was clearly observed being affected by, and had to follow the laws of nature from what I saw. It was as physically material and interrelating with its environment as a bird, human or any other living creature would be. I was at this instant just passing ahead of this being, moving my view of him from the right passenger side window to the rear, and again the being turned his head and looked right at me staring back at him as I now drove blindly just to get one last look at the being before the converging tree lines now in between us began to obscure my final view. All I can really remember was him ominously keeping eye contact with me for as long as was possible. To this day, I am unsure if he wanted me to stop, was maybe surprised that I could see him, or perhaps just wanted to make his presence known? Either way, I will never be able to forget that instant of time when I looked eye to eye and face to face, with can be described as nothing less than a Supreme Winged Being. It had no facial hair, but wore some type of headdress grey in color resembling the shape of a modern air force flight cap. As well I noticed that he wore his hair in braided or dreaded looking pigtails coming out from under its cap on either side of its neck hanging behind the ears going to the back of its shoulders. I could see from around its neck that it wore some type of tight fitting robe matching its skin in color and being thin enough that I could see its muscles right through it. Upon its landing I could clearly see each of its legs, so it was probably a one piece kilt-like garment that I was able to notice on the bottom half of his attire. He did not appear friendly or welcoming and I will never forget the last seconds that I could see him and his ominous glare towards my direction that we shared through my back window. The witness sketch included here is of this last moment which I could see it between the trees before it was obscured from my view. I turned my head forward, seeing that I was again partially out of my lane due to the colossal distraction, then made a slight steering correction and noticed an Exit ‘66 sign’ ahead as a reference to later determine the exact location of the event. Not 10 seconds later, the Ottawa skyline became visible from around the continual slightly uphill rightward bend in the road. I knew then, that this being had landed as close to my nation’s capital as is possible while maintaining some degree of cover. This being was not exactly hiding either, as it paralleled one of Canada’s busiest highways for nearly two minutes from what I observed. Had he landed just a field or two over to the east, he would likely have gone completely unnoticed. I still wonder if he wanted to be seen, or if he simply didn’t care that we could see him. This creature had a wise and princely, yet beastlike air about it. He possessed a very serious and sophisticated nature which appeared as focused and determined as one on a mission of great importance. Ottawa is a beautiful city, but I don’t believe that it was there to take in the sights. I suspect that ‘someone’ in Ottawa that day knows a great deal more than I do about this entity and its reasons for being there. What I observed was beyond belief, even to my own eyes as I looked upon it. I can remember being unable to calmly mentally process this occurrence, as it did not fit my understanding at the time in any conceivable way. I did not ever think about, let alone believe in ‘Angels’. Accepting this was not easy as it negated all that I previously thought I knew. All I can remember about my brief meeting with my friend was that I was too shocked to say a thing about what had just occurred. I am certain that I must have appeared quite disturbed by something. All I wanted to do was get home, sit in private, and wrestle with making sense what had happened and what I was to do about it. The shock was in all honesty, nearly too much for me, pushing my personal limits to the edge of their capacity. This weight consumes me in enduring ways and has undoubtedly affected the course of my life since that afternoon. I remember watching the local news that night and the following day, hoping that something had been reported by another witness. I did consider coming forward at that time, but was trying to build a business in the small community and feared ridicule or negative impacts from coming forward. Besides, what do you even say to someone without appearing to have gone over the edge? Even I felt as though it was too unbelievable for anyone to believe me even if I did tell them. I shared what happened with my Brother, Parents, Son and his Mother over the following days as I could not hide the shocking effect or the excitement and wonder from the event. Besides these close family members, I primarily kept the encounter to myself for the following 2 years, but slowly expanded the amount of those knew of this event’s occurrence to some additional friends and researchers in hopes of learning more about my experience. Due to the stigma and rarity of these events they are not as easily received by others as say reports of flashing lights or disc shaped objects commonly seen in the sky these days. Again, I am not and was not religious, thus was not as in many cases predisposed to wanting to see anything like this at the time of the encounter. I did not really think about or believe in angels at all before the event, but can no longer deny their physical existence, only our human understandings of them. My goal is to find the others driving on the busy highway that day that I know saw this being as well. (There were at least 15 other cars in close proximity to myself during this encounter). If the other gentleman that I know witnessed this or anyone else with information would like to contact me, it can be done through my 3rd party link at Skygaze.com in the Flying Humanoids section under my report. It has taken me years to come forward with what I saw and I've still only shared it with a handful of trusted people until now. As well, Ottawa is a government, military and technological center with many professionals that despite seeing this may understandably prefer to keep their pensions and stay out of the mental health institutions by keeping it to themselves. Before this event, I would honestly have found it very difficult to believe such a description from any another person, even if they were trusted and very close to me. Understanding this, I'm uncertain as how to best convey this event to you in a way that I would have been receptive to, if this is even possible to share fully in words without seeing this winged being for yourself. I swear on my family, to The Most High, that my description of and sighting of this giant winged being are true and as accurately described to you as is humanly possible. Thank you for listening to my experience, and again I do not share this in the interest of personal gain be it financial, egotistical or otherwise, but as something for the greater benefit of all. My witness sketch is a pretty close depiction of what was observed; except that the pencil that I used to shade the body does not exactly match the deepness of the grey body color actually witnessed which more closely resembled the color of the serpent pictured below. Pardon the condition of the picture, as it’s been a little soiled in its travels over the years, having being hung in my bedroom and used as the cover to my handwritten notes for some time. EDS The incident was reported to MUFON - Case #73256 www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/the-ottawa-angel-incident.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Mothman
Aug 16, 2017 0:25:09 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 16, 2017 0:25:09 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/chicago-phantom-makes-appearance-at.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Tuesday, August 15, 2017 'Chicago Phantom' Makes an Appearance at Lollapalooza Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler The following report was submitted to Manuel Navarette at UFO Clearinghouse: My friend and I were attending Lollapalooza last Sunday (August 6, 2017 at Grant Park) in Chicago, Illinois (located in Chicago's central business district). As the concert ended and we were walking back to the hotel, we saw what looked like a giant bat flying just above the tree tops in the park. As we walked into a clearing we saw that this thing had landed and was looking directly at us with a pair of glowing red eyes. These eyes were brightly lit and a brilliant red. We both screamed which attracted the attention of a few people who ran up to us and saw this thing. This thing then spread its wings open and shot straight up into the air. It flew above the tree tops and then disappeared into the darkness of the night. The strange thing, asides from this creature was that the park was absolutely silent after it left. No birds were heard, not even the sound of the city around us...just a bunch of scared people trying to make heads or tails of what the Hell we saw. The creature was approximately 7 ft tall and was completely black. It had a pair of red eyes that glowed and when its wings spread open it must have been at least 10 ft across. These wings did not look like they had feathers but instead looked like what a giant bat’s wings would look like. It made no sound other than the sound of flapping once he got airborne and it was gone within four to five seconds. A follow-up interview was conducted by UFO Clearinghouse investigator Manuel Navarette: The witness states that they left the Lollapalooza grounds at approximately 9:30 p.m. They were one of the last attendees to leave, in order to allow the crowds to thin out and make it easier to traverse to the hotel. The witness and her girlfriend both reported that they were both talking and walking when they noticed something fly overhead. At first they paid no attention and assumed it was just a large bird. They continued walking for approximately 150 yd when they notice the creature in a clearing in the park. They stated that the creature looked like it was hunched over something when it noticed them and they were able to look at it face to face. They both agreed that it was about 5 seconds later that a group of people came up from behind and also saw the creature. They were all pointing and some were even shouting at it. It was at this point that the creature unfolded its wings and took off into the air. Both witnesses described the wings as membrane like just like a bat's wings and about 7 – 10 ft wide from tip to tip. They say the creature shot up into the air with minimal effort and was gone within seconds. When asked specific questions meant to misdirect, both witnesses stuck with the story they submitted. Neither tried to embellish and both specifically stated that they were sober and fully aware of their surroundings. Neither witness reported any adverse effects following the encounter or the subsequent days after. NOTE: This report mirrors many of the previous sightings. Again, we have no photo from the reporting witnesses...maybe one or two will eventually surface. I would really like to have corroboration as it pertains to this sighting...hopefully someone will 'step up.' Any updates will be included with this post. www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/chicago-phantom-makes-appearance-at.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Mothman
Sept 22, 2017 12:59:34 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 22, 2017 12:59:34 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/09/skinny-gargoyle-confronted-by-florida.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Friday, September 22, 2017 'Skinny Gargoyle' Confronted By Florida Truck Driver Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerHey folks...we're kind of running on fumes today, because of the sudden WCJV shutdown announcement. Sean and I didn't get much sleep last night...but there is a solution in the works.Anyway, the following report will be the only post for today. I received the account early this morning and talked to 'AP' this afternoon. It seems that sightings & encounters, similar to those in the Chicago area, are beginning to surface nationwide. I've talked to a few trusted investigators the past couple of weeks, who state that they are also receiving scattered reports: Hello. I had read about these encounters of bat-like humanoids and obviously thought it was pretty fascinating. I just recently started a new job in Clearwater, Florida where I'm delivering donuts for a major company. I deliver along a route which consists of four different stops. I drive from Clearwater to Port Richey, then to Brooksville and Zephyrhills. Two weeks ago I had the night off, so another guy I worked my route. And in case you don't know Brooksville, Fl and Zephyrhills, Fl. are both riddled with dark roads with no street lights, and just trees to the left and right side of the road. Apparently when he was driving between his third and fourth stop near Zephyrhills, (on Rt 98 / US 301 at about 3:30PM) he said he saw this "thing" floating stationary about 15 feet off the ground next to a tree. As he got closer he realized it looked like a dark-colored humanoid in a cannonball position just floating in the air. Like frozen. He said by the time he asked himself "WTF is that?" The creature unraveled itself and it spread out its legs and giant bat-like wings. He didn't know what color the creature was but he said it was definitely a dark color and it had human-like legs. And he said at the same moment it spread its wings and legs it flew toward his truck at an unrealistic speed like a fighter jet. He said he almost crashed the truck in the ditch because it basically paralyzed him with fear. He said it happened so fast he didn't get a look at the face but he said it was probably between 5 and 6 feet tall and dark colored and it had human legs with bat wings. He also said that about a 1/2 mile before he saw the creature he saw a bunch of dead deer on the side of the road. Like piles of deer, 2 separate piles of at least four deer. He assumes it was eating them. The witness is a pretty soft-spoken dude and intelligent. The way he tells the story, I can tell it really freaked him out. AP NOTE: I called AP, who recounted the incident that the witness described to him. He told me that the witness told him that the being looked like a 'skinny gargoyle.' He was unable to get a good look at the face, so there was no mention of red eyes or other facial features. The legs were definitely human-like and the wings span was at least 12 or more feet in width. AP also stated that while explaining the encounter, the witness started to look pale and distressed. This is the 3rd sighting I've received form Florida recently. AP told me that he has his camera ready with him at all times...and plans to keep his eyes open while driving along that route. Lonwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/09/skinny-gargoyle-confronted-by-florida.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Mothman
Oct 6, 2017 18:00:31 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Oct 6, 2017 18:00:31 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/10/2nd-winged-gargoyle-encountered-near.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Friday, October 06, 2017
2nd 'Winged Gargoyle' Encountered Near Zephyrhills, Florida Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerOn September 22, 2017 I received a report of a winged gargoyle-like being encounter along a Florida road. There have been an increased number of sightings & encounters, similar to those in the Chicago area, that are surfacing nationwide. I was contacted by AP who stated that a driver, who was filling him for him one night two weeks prior, encountered a winged being between his third and fourth stop near Zephyrhills (on Rt. 98 / US 301 at about 3:30PM). He said the driver saw this "thing" floating stationary about 15 feet off the ground next to a tree: "As he got closer he realized it looked like a dark-colored humanoid in a cannonball position just floating in the air. Like frozen. He said by the time he asked himself "WTF is that?" The creature unraveled itself and it spread out its legs and giant bat-like wings. He didn't know what color the creature was but he said it was definitely a dark color and it had human-like legs. And he said at the same moment it spread its wings and legs it flew toward his truck at an unrealistic speed like a fighter jet. He said he almost crashed the truck in the ditch because it basically paralyzed him with fear. He said it happened so fast he didn't get a look at the face but he said it was probably between 5 and 6 feet tall and dark colored and it had human legs with bat wings. He also said that about a 1/2 mile before he saw the creature he saw a bunch of dead deer on the side of the road. Like piles of deer, 2 separate piles of at least four deer. He assumes it was eating them. The witness is a pretty soft-spoken dude and intelligent. The way he tells the story, I can tell it really freaked him out." Following the link for further information.Last night, I was once again contacted by AP with the following information: "Hey Lon. This is AP. I spoke to you on the phone a couple weeks ago about how one of the drivers on my route saw the monster up in Zephyrhills, Florida. Well, I wanted to update you and tell you that I was off of work a couple nights ago and the guy who covered my shift,a different driver from the original email I sent you, also saw the creature. He texted me early in the morning and told me he was a believer now because he also saw the thing. His description was that it was tall like 6ft or so. He said it was dark gray and he also said that it had a big wingspan. Its body was very skinny and in segments like an ant. Thorax, abdomen, etc. He said it flew over the road from right to left. He said it flew so fast that it was hard to really make out what it definitively looked like. It was in the same area as well. But instead of on Rt. 98 it was on US 301 which is a road that 98 leads to. US 301 is a much longer and a darker road than Rt. 98. He also said that there were deer everywhere. So I'm starting to think that this thing eats deer. Also I'm starting to think that the full moon has something to do with this creature's activity. But obviously I'm just guessing. I'm driving out there right now, so if I see anything I will obviously update you again. Have a good day." NOTE: I plan to talk to AP soon. I am asking anyone who is familiar with the area or who has seen something unusual, to please contact me. The Pasco County, Florida area is well-known for strange activity...I have documented several bizarre incidents over the years. Thanks. Lon www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/10/2nd-winged-gargoyle-encountered-near.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Mothman
Oct 20, 2017 12:52:07 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Oct 20, 2017 12:52:07 GMT -6
www.profoundhistory.com/2017/10/john-keel-search-for-mothman.htmlSunday, October 15, 2017 John Keel: Search For The Mothman Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerThe following list encompasses the Mothman encounter reports collected by ufologist John Keel, two years prior to the Silver Bridge collapsed on December 15, 1967. The bridge connected the towns of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio over the Ohio River. Some of these reports are not from the area of the bridge collapse but seem to describe a similar entity. As well, some of the reports are from the general area of the bridge collapse but describe entities other than a Mothman-like being. Not all of these accounts were contained in The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story For several years I have been collecting Mothman-like and flying humanoid encounters. So...what is Mothman? Are all of the reports that were collected by Keel related to a singular being? Look over the reports...let's see what you think: - Gallipolis, Ohio - early 1966 - night: A woman who lived in a farm had reported her cattle being mutilated by unknown assailants. One night she went out armed with a shotgun to investigate and encountered several tall men wearing white coveralls. She chased them but they ran very fast and were able to easily jump over the fences. - Point Pleasant, West Virginia - March 1966 - daytime: A "reliable woman" said that she had observed a silver disc hovering above a Point Pleasant school. A male figure in a tight fitting silver coverall was "standing" (floating) outside the open door of the object in midair, gazing intently into the school playground. He had pointed features and shoulder-length hair. A similar object, she said, landed sometime later in the yard behind her home, and was witnessed by her teenaged children. A similar being was seen in this occasion as well. - Salt Lake City, Utah - July 18, 1966: Residents of this Mormon community reported seeing a bird "about as big as a Piper Cub airplane" circle the area. Some people ran for cover while others ran for their telephones. - Scott, Mississippi - September 1 1966 - 2:00pm: Mrs James Ikart reported seeing what looked like a man fluttering about the sky. Several other people also said they had seen it. No other information. - Point Pleasant, West Virginia - November 1 1966: A national guardsman saw a large brownish man-shaped figure on the limb of a tree. No other information. - Gallipolis, Ohio - November 2, 1966 - 8:00pm: The witness was out behind her building getting ready to go home when there was a sudden flash directly above her. A large cylinder shape object then appeared and landed on the nearby parking lot. The object was completely silent and the witness was unable to move as two men descended from the object and walked towards her. The men were normal looking but heavily tanned with pointed noses, pointed chins, and high cheekbones, they wore coverall like uniforms. They asked the witness several mundane questions using a singsong high-pitched voice; they then walked back to their craft, which took off at high speed. The witness lived in a farm and had been having problems with missing cattle around the same time. CONTINUE READING: www.profoundhistory.com/2017/10/john-keel-search-for-mothman.html
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Mothman
Nov 16, 2017 13:54:52 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Nov 16, 2017 13:54:52 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/11/winged-goblin-has-followed-chicago.html Thursday, November 16, 2017 Winged 'Goblin' Has Followed Chicago Family / Witness For 45+ Years Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerThe following list includes the locations where the witness had seen / encountered this winged being throughout the years. Her family has also witnessed the same being on numerous occasions: - Racine Street, Chicago 1970 - 1751 W. Berwyn St, Chicago 1970-1974 (several sightings) - 1713 Catalpa Ave, Chicago 1974 - 1864 N. Heritage St, Chicago 1975 - Lake Michigan while fishing on shoreline, northern Indiana 1977 - Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago 1978 & 1979 - River Park, Chicago 1979 & 1980 - Des Plaines, Illinois 1980 - Massillon, Ohio 1980 - Lake Michigan 1981 - Meadow Bridge, WV 1982 - Fort Randolph, WV 1982 - Charmco, WV 1983 - Hines, WV 1984 - Leslie, WV 1984 - Orint Hill, WV 1985 - Statesville, NC 1987-2017 (several sightings) - Cabin in Pigeon Forge, TN in July 2017 (last sighting) "It's a shape shifter...but I think it's original form is about 7 ft tall creature with wings that span 6 ft or so. It has a goblin-like face and ears with bat-like wings, but way more flexible. It's real dark brown, almost black in color. It has red eyes that almost glow in the dark. It has claw-like feet and very long fingers and arms. Arms are not connected to the wings...they are separate. Wings are more like on its back like a birds. Has a long tail and pointed at the end. It's extremely fast in this form. Other forms it transforms into are: - A moth-like creature. In this form its hands and wings are attached and it's closer to 6 ft tall with long teeth. - It also takes the form of a bat but bigger...3 ft in size with red eyes and black in color with long teeth. It's not super fast in this form but faster than a human being. - It can also take on a goblin-like creature, hands and wings are separate. Gray and black in color with long teeth, human-like hands but long claws and sharp talons on its feet and drools. Red and brown eyes 3 1/2 foot tall. Slowest form, however it's still as fast as a cat when it needs to move. Licks itself in this form, like it's cleaning it's claws. Has a tail maybe 2 ft long. It has been inside several homes we have lived in. It hates dogs. It perches up high to avoid being seen. It hides in the shadows, like it's stalking you...similar to a feline. It has an odor almost like a musty or moss-like scent. Once you smell it you never forget it. It's mean in nature and likes to show it's in control. No matter the form, it also has a loud screeching sound. It's hard to explain. No...I do not have a photo of it and I cannot explain why my family has seen it so many times. I have no answers but I know it's real. Example of an incident, which occurred on the Lake Michigan shoreline in north Indiana. I was about 10 yrs old (around 1977). We had gone to visit my cousins and went fishing. We cleaned the fish at the lake and left the fish heads and scales on the river bank. This being flew down ate the remains. M cousin said as long as you give back it won't bother you. They had seen it several times before." NOTE: When the witness and I talked, she described that the winged being lived in a vacant warehouse next door to their home on 1751 W. Berwyn St. in Chicago (Anderson neighborhood). This occurred during 1970-1974, and the being was observed many times by the family. When the family moved, it continued to follow them near their new location. The being made itself known to the witness after she became an adult. No one has been able to obtain a photograph. Her and the family wish to remain anonymous...though the witness has been very forthcoming to me during our conversation and subsequent follow-up emails. It's obvious to me that she wishes for the encounters to end. There should be an update to the Piotrowski Park encounter very soon. The witness has told Manuel that the winged being is following her. Other evidence may become available as well. Stay tuned...Lon www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/11/winged-goblin-has-followed-chicago.html
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Mothman
Jan 2, 2018 14:02:44 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jan 2, 2018 14:02:44 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/01/daily-2-cents-bat-winged-man-hit-by.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Tuesday, January 02, 2018 'Bat-Winged Man' Hit By Delivery TruckPosted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler 'Bat-Winged Man' Hit By Delivery Truck Summer 2016 - Chesterland, Ohio, USA: “I had a very similar encounter with the winged creature myself and even posted the story of what happened to a group on Facebook that talks about things. I’m 32 years old and had never seen anything supernatural or alien in my life until last summer. I had always been and still am very much a skeptic, and to this day I try to convince myself that what I saw was actually a really big hawk or something...but I know I'm lying to myself. It was around 3:45 AM, I'm driving west on 322 towards Chesterland, Ohio. I'm driving a Freight-liner box truck with a load of newspapers. In the summer time at night, there's always a layer of fog hanging down around the ground, and the moon was bright and the stars were out. Going about 50 mph through the hills I see this dark figure in the moonlight that was coming right at me. It looked HUGE so I slammed the brakes and actually ducked down instinctively because I was driving right towards it at windshield level. I heard a big THUD as the figure had gone over the cab and smacked right into the flat aluminium box right behind the cab at probably 40 mph. I kept my foot on the brake and came to a stop on the side of the road probably about 75 yards from where the impact happened. Wondering if it had smashed in the top of the box and thinking maybe I could see what it was I hit, I got out looked around. The box wasn't smashed in so I walked around to the back of the truck and that's when I saw it in the moonlight almost as clear as day. This things was HUGE. I thought for sure it was dead, but all of a sudden it rolled over and that's when I saw it's "bat-like" wings, not bird shaped. It rolled over and stood up on 2 legs and was at least 6 feet tall. The thing looked right at me with it's red/orange eyes and I was literally frozen in fear. I could not move at all. Then it spread it's huge wings out, jumped up and flew off. I ran back to the truck and took off towards Chesterland as fast as I could and spent the rest of the night on edge and trying to rationalize what I had just saw. The closest thing I could describe it to is the Jeepers Creepers monster, but I wasn't that close to it that I could see facial features and much detail. Just the 6 foot tall bat winged man with orange-red eyes. I do that route for work every week and every time I go through that stretch on 322 I get uneasy. It freaks me out almost 6 months later.” www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/01/daily-2-cents-bat-winged-man-hit-by.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Mothman
Jan 17, 2018 14:05:06 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Jan 17, 2018 14:05:06 GMT -6
www.vice.com/en_us/article/paqv9z/mothman-sightings-in-chicagoPeople Keep Seeing the Mothman in Chicago What's the deal?By Josh Terry / www.vice.com/en_us/contributor/josh-terryillustrated by Lia Kantrowitz / www.vice.com/en_us/contributor/lia-kantrowitzJan 16 2018 It was a normal summer night for John Amitrano, working a Friday shift as security for Chicago's popular Logan Square hangout The Owl—but when we went outside, he saw something odd. "I saw a plane flying, but also something moving really awkwardly under it," he told VICE. "It didn't look like a bat so much as what illustrations of pterodactyls look like, with the slenderness of its head and its wing shape. I know what birds and what bats look like. This thing didn't have any feathers or fur, and it didn't fly like anything I've ever seen.” Amitrano added that the thing he saw—which, according to him, had muscular legs, a jutting tailbone, and a human-like shape—flew in a "strange swooping motion, undulating up and down." After it flew away, he retrieved his phone from charging in the bar and texted his girlfriend and close friends what had happened. “I remember thinking, This was the worst time in the world to have my phone charging,” he laughed. What Amitrano saw that night was one of 55 reported Chicago-area sightings of a flying humanoid in 2017. Accounts have varied from "a large, black, bat-like being with glowing red eyes” to "a big owl” or something that resembled a "Gothic gargoyle” or a “Mothman.” Most eyewitnesses spotted the being in-flight, but some particularly disturbing reports detailed it dropping onto hoods of cars, peering in through windows, and swooping down at bystanders. The alleged “Mothman” has captured the attention of the city, from local media articles and rap songs to Halloween costumes and countless speculative Facebook groups. Amitrano later remembered seeing something on Facebook about the sightings, and as he read more about it he contacted Lon Strickler, a self-described Fortean researcher who’s been compiling all of the Chicago sightings on his website Phantoms and Monsters. Strickler—whose book Mothman Dynasty: Chicago's Winged Humanoids was released last month—has been investigating paranormal sightings since the late 1970s and claims to have seen both a “Mothman” and Bigfoot. Since the rash of sightings started in February, he’s been painstakingly interviewing witnesses and documenting their accounts. According to Strickler, these Chicago sightings are unlike anything he’s seen in his decades investigating alleged flying humanoid sightings: "This group of sightings is historical in cryptozoology terms. For one, it's happening in an urban area for the most part and that there are so many sightings in one period.” He added that he believes there are at least three flying humanoids around Chicago due to the varied locations, the concentration of sightings in certain neighborhoods, and the small differences in the eyewitness testimonies. The main reference point Strickler uses for explaining this phenomenon was the wave of reported “Mothman” sightings in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. From 1966 to 1967, there were several reports of a large, man-like bird with glowing red eyes; local folklore later tied the monster to a bad omen connected with a tragic bridge collapse in 1967. The sightings were popularized by John Keel’s 1975 novel The Mothman Prophecies, which was later adapted into a 2002 film starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney—and since 2002, the town has commemorated the “Mothman” sightings with an annual festival. Strickler doesn't believe that what Chicagoans have been seeing are harbingers of bad things to come: "These beings are less aggressive than the one in Point Pleasant, for the most part. I believe overall there was only one being in the Point Pleasant-area that was seen during that period.” While he’s not sure why Chicagoans are seeing what they’re seeing, he theorized, “I think they're flesh and blood beings that aren’t of this world.” Dr. David A. Gallo is a psychologist from the University of Chicago whose research deals with memory—specifically, how people "actively (and sometimes inaccurately) reconstruct the past,” studying why people believe or are skeptics of paranormal psychic phenomena. A fan of The Mothman Prophecies, he offered his own explanations for what’s happening in Chicago: “It's a selective sample. When people are choosing to report sightings, the basis of data upon which your paranormal researchers are collecting is all self-report,” he said over a phone call. "He's not sampling random people and asking if they saw the Mothman—he's just counting the number of people that voluntarily came forward to report a sighting.” According to Gallo, the people more likely to visit a paranormal-centric website like Strickler’s might also be more inclined to believe in, and therefore witness the existence of, a “Mothman.” "Ideas about the supernatural can be culturally transmitted and socially transmitted. When incidences of UFOs are reported in the media or represented in popular culture, more sightings happen. I've heard it called The Will Smith Effect.” But Strickler doesn’t buy that explanation: "We have had very few cranks from what I can tell, which I think is pretty unusual. If the media would have picked up on it more than it has, I think that we would have had more fraudulent sightings.” "So many things could be different factors for why there's such a big uptick in the sighting,” Gallo stated, adding that he doesn't deny these witnesses saw something out of the ordinary. “There's a phenomenon where there's basically some real witnessed experience, but if there are holes or gaps in that original experience, sometimes the mind is unable to fill in the gaps.” Because of this, Gallo warned, "if something is suggested to them subsequently as a plausible scenario—like a Mothman or whatever—that person might be inclined to fill in the gaps with that.” While Gallo’s theories for why people have been seeing this flying humanoid might help soothe the nerves of Chicagoans afraid to look up at the sky, Amitrano still believes he saw something that night: "The reason I said something in the first place is that nobody wants to say anything because they don't want to be perceived as a crackpot or a crazy person. That doesn't mean that those things don't happen.” WATCH VIDEOS: www.vice.com/en_us/article/paqv9z/mothman-sightings-in-chicago
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Feb 1, 2018 14:43:46 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Feb 1, 2018 14:43:46 GMT -6
www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/1/30/chicagoans-university-psychologist-speculate-mothm/January 29, 2018 Chicagoans and University Psychologist Speculate on 'Mothman'By Tony Brooks / www.chicagomaroon.com/contributor/tony-brooks/In 2017, 55 Chicago residents claimed to have witnessed a humanoid creature flying over the skyline of our city. It reportedly resembled a “gothic gargoyle” and had glowing red eyes. What they spotted, or think they spotted, is a phenomenon of folklore 50 years in the making: the Mothman. The Mothman was first sighted in the small West Virginia town of Point Pleasant in 1967, where dozens of residents claimed to have seen the creature. The year-long mania culminated in the collapse of the Silver Bridge, a disaster which killed 46 people. In retrospect, the Mothman was seen as a harbinger of the collapse. Since then, the Mothman has been a creature of interest to many, spawning a book, movie, and numerous articles and documentaries. People are interested in the Mothman for different reasons. David Gallo, a professor at the University of Chicago, studies the psychology behind these fantastic beliefs. He has previously studied the cognitive function and memories of people who claim to have had contact with aliens. “I’m not a paranormal researcher by any stretch, and I’m not an expert in paranormal phenomena,” he said. “It’s really more about looking at the individual differences in cognitive performances and how it might relate to these beliefs.” Gallo explained that once these sightings begin, they often snowball as people become more exposed to them. “Now that there’s a lot of news being released that’s capturing people’s attention, that in itself is a cultural factor that might affect how your mind interprets stimuli. You’re more likely to see a Mothman now that you’ve thought about one,” Gallo said. Lon Strickler, a “Fortean researcher” who has been tracking the Chicago sightings on his blog, Phantoms and Monsters, has described the Chicago Mothman as markedly different from the one supposedly spotted in Point Pleasant. “This group of sightings is historical in cryptozoology terms,” Strickler said in an interview with Vice. “For one, it’s happening in an urban area for the most part and that there are so many sightings in one period.” The blog includes dozens, many anonymous, firsthand accounts of the Mothman. Some occurred on dark suburban roads, while other reports have the creature gliding above the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Magnificent Mile in broad daylight. “Upon closer look I was able to see the object was dark grey in color and seemed to have a large wing span,” one witness reported on the website of the Singular Fortean Society. “It started to drift up, but then dived down. It ducked between buildings but then reappeared on the other side. I was standing on Chicago Ave. and Wabash Ave.” In addition to the blog and the Fortean Society’s website, there are several Facebook groups dedicated to the creature, and multiple articles have been written about the sightings. Cultural factors are not the only thing at play, though. The human mind might have evolved in a way that makes us susceptible to fantastic beliefs. “The human mind is a pattern completion device,” Gallo said. “Part of the power of what the brain does is it makes its best guess in terms of what you’re seeing, in terms of what you’re predicting, in terms of what you think you’re remembering. With those predictive powers comes the opportunity for error.” “I’ll say this, I took my dog out for a walk the other night, and I was a little creeped thinking about all this Mothman stuff. It can’t help but affect you, making you look twice in dark corners and things once you’ve been thinking about it.” Some of Gallo’s research indicates that those who believe in things like the Mothman might process stimuli differently than those who do not believe. Someone who is more intuitive and less analytical might value different aspects of experiences, making them more likely to hold such beliefs. Gallo does not see this as a problem. “There’s a tendency for individuals who are more scientifically minded to be very skeptical, and to be perceived at least to be disparaging towards people with these beliefs, and I think that’s unfortunate,” Gallo said. “I think we all hold fantastic beliefs of one kind or another. I want to make sure we’re having a respectful dialogue.” www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2018/1/30/chicagoans-university-psychologist-speculate-mothm/
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Post by auntym on Feb 7, 2018 14:33:33 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/winged-being-military-personnel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Wednesday, February 07, 2018 Winged Being / Military Personnel Reported in Lexington, IL Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerI was contacted by a witness on January 30, 2018 in reference to an unknown flying being in Lexington, Illinois. The information is similar to the Wilmington, IL witness...including other bizarre activity: My wife and I moved to Lexington, Illinois in April 2016. During that first summer here, we heard a lot of stories, from residents that we talked to. Back on January 27, 2018, I wasn't sleeping well because the local coyote pack was getting riled up about something. They were extremely vocal that night. I'm usually a deep sleeper but they woke me up with their incessant yipping barking and howling. It sounded like a hunt was on. I got up and decided to use the bathroom, after I did a quick check outside from our windows. While in there I heard what could be liked to an animal-like screech like the Rous from the 'Princess Bride' film and a really deep bass “whoo whoo”. I thought it was odd. So I looked out our bathroom window and saw a large shadow pass under a streetlight about 30 feet from our place. It did it a couple times before a creature, like witness from Wilmington, IL described, landed. It made no sound when it flared its wings when it landed in a tree not more than ten feet from our place. A local creek is about 60 – 70 feet away from our place and about the same distance from the tree this being was perched in. It walked with a kind of hop. The feet had a splayed three clawed foot, with digits like a sloth. I did not get a good look at the torso or how its arms and grasping digits looked, but the way it landed it looked like it had paws, but I'm not sure. I never got a good look at the head. I observed it for a few minutes before it made that unnerving screech-hoot sound about 4 times before it just glided out of the tree towards the creek, in a south-southwest direction of the Mackinaw River. The coyotes started up again with their noise but it sounded like they were following it. I don't think it knew it was being observed. It was more unnerving than the times a Bigfoot made visits to my family's property when I was young, or the night when something literally destroyed two of our mares. I remember enough of that night sometimes to actually have nightmares. But not this thing. It just unnerved me. But one thing I did notice was the stench of blood in the air. I don't know if you've been hunting, but that blood smell when you are field dressing a deer or antelope, that was the smell it left behind. This occurred between 2:30am and 2:45am on 1-27-18. The Wilmington, IL witness reported helicopter activity. In my area that ramps up in the late fall early winter, between 11pm and 1:45am. It quits and starts up again at around 2:30-2:45am until around 4am. One night I was out for a quick walk and heard an odd chopper sound. It sounded like a Blackhawk but really weird, like it had baffling on, but the chop of the blades is unmistakable. That night there was a clear enough sky for a full moon. I saw the silhouette but the tail section was shaped like the rear tail of the cancelled Comanche helicopter. It flew over the cornfields and little forest area nearby and the Mackinaw River for hours, back an forth. One night in November 2016, I got curious enough to try out my night vision camera. I waited for the chopper to come, right like clockwork it began its route in a 5x5 search pattern. Through the lens I seen two domes under the fuselage, by the cockpit. To my eye not glued to my eyepiece, one was emitting a rather powerful search light but it was concentrated on the river area. It banked north an came close by our place. I seen a brightness emitting from the other dome, I couldn't see it with my naked eye, but it was there on screen. It overloaded the optics on my camera, also the video that I recorded on the flash drive was corrupted and not retrievable. The battery supply burst and the main board was toast. That same night around 2:30am-3am i was woken up by the sound of diesel engines, but not semi diesel. I looked out on PJ Keller highway, and there was a small convoy of 3 MRAPS, 4 HUMMERS, AND 5 MATVS. A couple hummers had that new .50 cal mini gun mounted. The rest had either the M2 or M240 mounted. They all looked like they were primer grey colored. They stopped at intervals on either side of the small bridge 50ft away. Troops dismounted from the MRAP AND MATV. They had rifles and strange body armor. They kept the lights on the vehicles on. I took out my field spotter glasses and got a better look...fast entry helmets, balaclava's, four eye night vision sets. Dull finished metallic looking body armor. Vest, arms, legs and curiously neck they all carried combat sabers, and either FN2000 rifles or rifles that looked like the XM25,26,27 prototypes. A team of 3 went into the woods off to the right of the road. If you are headed west, by the cemetery. They were gone about ten minutes, when a couple shots rang out and all the troops came out of the woods in a hurry got in the vehicles and took off. The helicopter flyovers stopped until this past August. It's like clockwork...Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 11pm to 12:45am and 2:30am to 4:00am. Currently one is flying over as I type this. 1-31-2018 12:30am. I prefer to remain anonymous for now. I worked as a civilian independent contractor in the Dakotas for about 8 years. Advised in the Golden Coyote exercises in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and the bombing range recovery in the Badlands of South Dakota. I grew up in a military family, all branches, been around military vehicles since I could remember. I couldn't join because of a health problem they detected. Have you had a sighting of a flying humanoid or huge bat-like creature in the Chicago, Illinois metro area or nearby? The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Phantom', 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'Chicago Man-Bat.' Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. We are merely seeking the truth and wish to determine what eyewitnesses have been encountering. Your cooperation is truly appreciated. You can call me directly at 410-241-5974 as well. Thanks...Lon Strickler #ChicagoPhantomwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/winged-being-military-personnel.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Feb 11, 2018 12:07:49 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Feb 11, 2018 12:07:49 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/red-eyed-winged-humanoid-seen-in-forest.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29Sunday, February 11, 2018 Red-Eyed Winged Humanoid Seen in Forest Park, Chicago Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler
The following report was received and investigated by Manuel Navarette at UFO Clearinghouse: I was walking toward my apartment with my best friend and another girlfriend after getting off Green Line train. It was about 11 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018. We were right next to the parking lot next to the YMCA when we saw something land across the street from us. The streetlight gave it some illumination along with the moonlight and it looked like a tall man, but it had a very large black pair of wings. Now I know we had been drinking a bit, but I was sober enough to know reality from hallucination. Besides seeing this thing was enough to make scare anyone sober in a heartbeat. Seeing a man with wings was already freaky enough, but when we saw what could only be described as its eyes, it sent a chill down my body. The eyes were bright red and seemed to glow from within. It looked at us for maybe 5 seconds before it spread its wings as wide as they could apparently go started to flap them, it then slowly gained altitude, flapping those wings faster and faster till it was above the building and gone. We could not get back to my apartment fast enough. Once inside we closed and bolted the door shut. Update from Manuel Navarette:I spoke with two of the witnesses yesterday and both seem to be sincere and well-educated professional individuals. Both individuals, a male of 26 years old and a female of 28 years old and have been at their jobs for 5 and 7 years respectively and both do admit to drinking but both confirm that they have never done anything stronger than marijuana. The third witness was unable to meet with us. He indicated that he would get in touch with me at a later date. I was given some background information on the third witness. He is around the same age as both the witnesses I interviewed, professional and educated as well. According to the witnesses, they had gone out after work and had arrived at the Green Line Station at Harlem and Lake at about 11:30 p.m. and headed to the male witnesses apartment which was about 3 blocks from the train station. As they were walking toward the apartment, they reportedly saw a large human-shaped entity with large black wings landing across the street from them. They described the entity as being approximately 6-6.5 feet tall, very skinny and lanky with very large wings which were approximately 10 foot wide. When asked how they determined the wings width, they said that the entity had spread its wings to their full width before taking off into the air. They both described the entity's eyes as bright ruby red which glowed from within as it stared at them for a few seconds before taking off into the air. Both witnesses stated that they watched the entity for about 7 to 10 seconds before it noticed them and then took off to the air. They describe the entity vigorously flapping its wings as it climbed into the air, rising up and above the buildings, then out of sight. The witnesses stood there for about a minute before heading toward their apartment. They described their mood as stunned and shocked. They both said that they never felt scared or fearful of their sighting. Both witnesses were interviewed individually and then together. Both corroborated each other stories with no deviation. When asked questions meant to embellish or deviate from their stories, both witness’s quickly corrected the investigator indicating that there was no deception or embellishment of the story. It is the investigator opinion that both witnesses are credible and that the story seems to be truthful. NOTE: This is an area where there have been other sightings and encounters (at least 3 reports within a 1-mile radius previously given to us). The vigorous flapping of the wings before ascension is a bit of a variation...though there is no detail as to the wing structure. There were a few more seasonably warmer days in the Chicago, which may account for a continuation of the sightings. Lon
Have you had a sighting of a flying humanoid or huge bat-like creature in the Chicago, Illinois metro area or nearby? The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Phantom', 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'Chicago Man-Bat.' Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. We are merely seeking the truth and wish to determine what eyewitnesses have been encountering. Your cooperation is truly appreciated. You can call me directly at 410-241-5974 as well. Thanks...Lon Strickler #ChicagoPhantomwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/red-eyed-winged-humanoid-seen-in-forest.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Feb 19, 2018 15:58:54 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Feb 19, 2018 15:58:54 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/bat-winged-humanoid-encountered-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Monday, February 19, 2018 Bat-Winged Humanoid Encountered in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler I recently received the following account: Hello, I recently listened to a podcast on The Higher Side Chats, and got this website from that. I have never known where to report this incident so I have just kept it to myself. However, I would like to add my encounter/experience to the inventory of this mystery. Everything that has been described in Chicago account of a bat-like creature, is pretty identical to what I saw with a few exceptions. My sighting took place in Chippewa Falls, WI in January 2011. It was between 9:00pm and 11:00pm when I saw it. I was outside smoking a cigarette, and I saw a human-sized being with bat-like wings fly over head. It flew/glided a little higher than the street lights. The wings were somewhat transparent, exactly how a bat looks, except that it did not flap its wings. It glided past. My reaction was not negative, nor positive, just speculative. I was in a moment of ‘What was that?’ I would also like to note that I did not see any red eyes. I would also like to add another sighting. (not mine however, this is a sighting from my boyfriends friend) It was in Fort Atkinson, WI area. Around January 2014. 3:00am He said it was big and it was standing by the river (Rock River). He refused to look at it because it freaked him out so bad. In conclusion, I think there is some connection with water. Chippewa Falls is known for it’s water source. And Rock River is a major river, and now Lake Michigan. Please feel free to contact me If you have any further questions regarding the sighting. Sincerely, SB I contacted the witness and asked if they would provide more details: It was the size of a full-grown human. And I just remember the wings being big. And a little translucent (just like a bat) actually it kind of reminded me of Jeepers Creepers. But bats aren't around in winter and they are small and flap their wings constantly and fast. This was huge and glided. The place were I physically witnessed this event [my dad's driveway] has had strange things happen from time to time. But that was the only time I saw that creature thing. No one else was there to see it. Many years ago there were accidents by the intersection where I saw it. I was told that people died there. But I cannot verify that part as fact. SB NOTE: I'm not going to include this sighting to the interactive map, because of the distance from Chicago...but I do believe it is an important event that needs to be part of the record. Lonwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/02/bat-winged-humanoid-encountered-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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Apr 30, 2018 11:16:50 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Apr 30, 2018 11:16:50 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/04/frightening-bat-winged-humanoid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Sunday, April 29, 2018 Frightening Bat-Winged Humanoid Encounter in WisconsinPosted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerI recently received the following account. I quickly followed-up with a telephone interview: In mid-April of last year (2017), I was sitting inside my car which was parked facing north in the driveway at my home, located between Eagle-Palmyra and Mukwonago, WI. I had been having an extended phone conversation with an old friend on the way home and had not gone inside the house yet, and remember looking at the radio-clock at approximately 10:45pm. It had been a dreary, overcast, misty and rainy day, one of those days where it just drizzled non-stop, but never turned into an outright heavy downpour. While shooting the breeze about the day’s events, I looked up briefly from the dash of my vehicle (a minivan) and momentarily noticed “someone” who was very, very tall, and very dark just standing in the rain, about five to ten feet (at most) in front of the vehicle, perfectly still with raindrops dripping down off their body. It was rather dark, but there is a post-lamp at the end of the driveway near the road, about forty to fifty feet from where I was parked, so I could make out the silhouette with a slight bit of back-lighting from the lamp. As I had been in mid-conversation, I looked away for one second, my brain not immediately registering or comprehending what I had just seen, so within about a second and a half, I did a “double-take,” as I suddenly thought, “Wait a minute...what the **** was THAT?!?!?” As I forcibly directed my unbelieving gaze back up toward the front of the vehicle, I said to my friend on the phone, “You’re not going to believe this...,” and I proceeded to quickly turn on my headlamps and stare at this “thing” as I gave a concise, yet detailed-as-possible description to my buddy while I was literally shaking and scared out of my wits. I was looking at a creature, for lack of a better term, that essentially looked like a 7-foot bat / reptile of some sort. The head was at the level of the roof of my minivan, or slightly more elevated than my roof, and it was standing perfectly still just staring right at me. Its eyes were large, taking up a significant portion of the thing's head, from what I could make out, and although they were dark, like large black eyeballs, there was a glint of reflection in them which allowed me to discern that they were, in fact, definitely its eyes. It was haunting, for lack of a better way to put it. I’m actually getting super creeped-out just recalling the memory of the event! I also noticed that besides the creature’s height, it was also quite large, possessing extraordinarily swarthy coloration, though slightly reflective, like skin or scales of some kind, not feather nor fur-covered from what I could tell. It was at least as wide as a very large man, but did not seem "stocky", as it were, and as I stared at it uncomfortably. I realized that it actually had huge wings, but they were wrapped around it’s body, exactly as a bat wraps its wings around its body while sleeping upside-down. Except, this thing was standing right-side-up, looking right at me, or almost “through me” and let me just say, it definitely seemed OMINOUS. My initial reaction was to tell my buddy on the phone that I was looking right at a giant “bat-dragon looking thing”, to which he asked if I had been drinking or something, and I assured him that this thing was really standing there, and I was looking right at it. The bottom of its face (mouth?) was completely covered by it’s fleshy-looking wings wrapped around its body, and I could tell that whatever it was, it was certainly physically powerful, as the rather wide “shoulder-wing” area appeared to show some manner of musculature. The way it was “standing” there, it seemed to likely have a general humanoid body-shape under the wrapped wings. I could not see its “feet” since it was standing too close to the vehicle, nor could I see anything below about what I imagine would be considered knee-level on the creature. That’s how close it was. I was very afraid. As soon as I had given my friend on the phone a description of what I was seeing, I noticed that it seemed to VERY QUICKLY “move”, although I did not see it unwrap its wings, or walk, per-se, but there was simply what I will describe as a brief blur in the headlights, and it was GONE. The entire time of observation before it vanished was realistically only about twelve seconds, but considering the uneasy, wayward way that thing was leering at me, even that was TOO LONG! Now, being on the verge of panicking, my friend, who was still on the line, attempted to make light of the situation, and although appreciative of his friendly candor, I got out my trusty LED emergency flashlight from the glove box and told him that I was not about to continue sitting out there any longer, and was retiring to the house indoors for the night! The remainder of that evening was uncomfortable, but uneventful. I mentioned the experience to one other friend, a work associate who has had a lifelong interest in such unusual subject matter, but I otherwise kept it to myself for fear of ridicule, and also because the experience, albeit brief – came across as more than just a sighting of a rare animal or cryptozoological remnant of some archaic species long thought extinct, but seemed to be something “else,” something of an entirely “different nature.” Even more unsettling, was that about a week to two weeks later, that same old buddy I had been speaking with the night of the experience called me to inquire if I had watched or heard the news the previous evening. I informed him that I had not. After having initially assumed that I had gone completely out of my mind, for well over a week, he informed me that my sanity had been vindicated. Numerous encounters with the same creature had been recently reported in Chicago and northern Illinois, in largely populated areas. To date, I have not had any further visits from the creature. MG NOTE: I called the witness, and asked him to detail the encounter once again. There was very little deviation from the written report...other than that the winged being had a dark grayish color and literally vanished without unfurling its wings. The conversation was very intense and the witness was noticeably affected by the encounter...even 13 months since the incident. The event seemed similar to the Bolingbrook, IL encounter...which kind of reminded me of the Vore creatures in the 'Beastmaster' film. The witness shared his name and contact information with me...and Tobias is also making contact to make arrangements for a face-to-face with the witness. This sighting has been added to the Chicago & Regional Winged Humanoid / Flying Entity Sightings & Encounters Interactive Map www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1X7P3o6YD7IBez4uBx4-Gghyk0Fs&ll=41.81373846958289%2C-87.64823915&z=11 www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/04/frightening-bat-winged-humanoid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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May 3, 2018 12:39:50 GMT -6
Post by auntym on May 3, 2018 12:39:50 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/large-winged-humanoid-observed-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Thursday, May 03, 2018
Large Winged Humanoid Observed in Wheeling, IL Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStricklerI received a telephone call on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 12:50 AM ET. This was approximately one hour after the incident. The witness was calling for his parents, who stated that they witnessed a large winged humanoid flying above the trees and creek behind their residence. They were in the residence and observed the being for up to 30 seconds. They went out on their balcony to get a better look and possibly get a photograph, but the winged being had moved south and out of vision. When I was talking to the witnesses' son, I could hear them in the background...they seemed a bit shook and had their son make the call. I asked the son to get as much information as possible and to forward it to my email. I received the following email the next day: Monday 4/30/2018 - 10:50 PM CT - Wheeling, IL - Seemed to be around 6 ft in height, the wings were sticking out as if they were arms at the front of the body. The wings seemed to be perfectly stretched out with no movement of flapping to keep flying, but yet it kept gliding above the creek in the back of our apartment. The wings weren't straight flat although perfectly stretched out. They were facing upward in an angle. Flew over (REDACTED) and disappeared into the woods in the back of the (REDACTED). This thing was also flying at 10 mph or so. This was witnessed by 2 people not just a single person. Husband and wife both saw this. BF NOTE: I was later told that the wings were like those of a large bat and dark in color. The witnesses shared their names and contact information with me. A Task Force member plans to visit the location. This sighting has been added to the Chicago & Regional Winged Humanoid / Flying Entity Sightings & Encounters Interactive Map PLEASE NOTE: The Task Force has decided to hide some specific location information in future winged humanoid reports. We are attempting to limit witness harassment by other investigators. I'm sorry it has come to this but, unfortunately, the continuous unscrupulous and uncouth methods deployed by these other individuals has resulted in this directive. My apologies...Lonwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/large-winged-humanoid-observed-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Chicago & Regional Winged Humanoid / Flying Entity Sightings & Encounters Interactive Map www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1X7P3o6YD7IBez4uBx4-Gghyk0Fs&ll=41.81373846958289%2C-87.64823915&z=11
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May 3, 2018 13:57:26 GMT -6
Post by auntym on May 3, 2018 13:57:26 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/shocking-bat-winged-humanoid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Wednesday, May 02, 2018 'Bat-Winged Humanoid' Confrontation in Milwaukee Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler I received the following account on Monday May 1, 2018: Hello, I discovered your website after doing some looking around on the web regarding flying creature reports. After reading through your blog I felt comfortable to report what happened to me and my boyfriend recently in Milwaukee, WI. This occurred on April 13, 2018 at about 10-10:30 PM. We were parked in the parking lot next to the (REDACTED) which is right off of (REDACTED). I do not wish to discuss what we were parked there for, suffice to say it's a dark place to park at night. My boyfriend looked up and totally freaked out when he says he saw a pair of large glowing red eyes staring right back at him. I looked up and saw something standing in front of my car with two glowing red eyes. It made a sound of chirping sound that we heard when we turned down the radio. When we moved, it put what looked like a hand on the hood of the car and then we saw what looked like wings spread wide open. I panicked and turned on the car which automatically turned on my headlights and it lit up what looked like a large bat. It had black skin that looked like glossy, wet leather that shined in the light. It then screamed at us, pushing its head out and its arms back and then flew up into the air. You could hear the wings flapping as it jumped up and within a few seconds, it landed behind my car, its body still able to be seen when I pressed the brakes and the brake lights shined. Both of us were screaming at this point when it flew back up in the air and landed about 6 feet from the passenger side door where my boyfriend sat. We wasted no time in trying to get out of there. As we backed up and whipped the car around, we saw it land in front of us off to the side of the car about 3 feet away. I honked my horn and turned on my brights and it screamed again and flew up into the air. We screeched onto (REDACTED) and headed toward I think it was (REDACTED) when my boyfriend says he saw it land again just off the road on his side of the car. We did not stop to investigate and floored the car to get out of there. We got onto (REDACTED) and were passing the apartment buildings when we saw something fly right over the car, lower than the lamp post, screaming as it flew out of sight. We got to my house and stayed in the car for about 15-20 minutes, I was hysterical and crying and my boyfriend was shaken up. It took me anouther 30 minutes to get myself together and go drop off my boyfriend and drive myself back home. I have had repeated nightmares since then and it's been difficult to sleep without the closet light on. My boyfriend also says he has had nightmares. I hope you believe me and that you don't think I'm crazy. It could not have been a large bird like some people seem to say it might be. I know whatever it was must have been intelligent, it's just a feeling that I have that tells me so. Thank you, JR I contacted the witness and received the following information: I estimate it stood about 7 feet tall, and the wingspan has to been about 7-8 feet or more wide. I almost got the feeling like it was toying with us, it knew we were scared sh*tless and it toyed with that by scaring us even further. As far as physical reactions, it took me a few hours to finally get back to somewhat normal. I threw up twice just from jitters and I had a feeling like I was being watched, even though the curtains were closed. Currently, I still feel like I'm being watched, almost like I'm marked in some way. Last night was the first night I slept without the lights being on and it took me about an hour and half to finally fall asleep. It's put me off to wanting to go out at night anymore, even though I have to to in order to finish college by July. We've been out to that same spot countless times previous and this is the first time we've seen this thing. JR NOTE: One of the more horrifying encounters I've ever run across. The sightings in Wisconsin are picking up...so it seems that there are now 2 metro areas involved with this phenomenon. The witness shared her name and contact information with me...and Tobias is also planning to investigate the location. I redacted the location information to prevent so-called local investigators from harassing witnesses. This sighting has been added to the Chicago & Regional Winged Humanoid / Flying Entity Sightings & Encounters Interactive Map www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1X7P3o6YD7IBez4uBx4-Gghyk0Fs&ll=41.81373846958289%2C-87.64823915&z=11 www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/shocking-bat-winged-humanoid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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May 17, 2018 15:09:02 GMT -6
Post by auntym on May 17, 2018 15:09:02 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/large-bat-winged-humanoid-reported-over.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Thursday, May 17, 2018 Large Bat-Winged Humanoid Reported Over Coachella Valley, CA Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler On September 16, 2017, early morning about 5:15 AM PT in Coachella, CA. near 4th and Palm Ave. I woke up and went outside. Observed an unknown creature, bigger than any kind of bird I have ever seen. I've seen condors in the past, but this was much bigger. It was all black with a huge wing span that was at least 10 feet; possible larger. It was at an altitude of 100-150 ft. and gliding over my location towards the southeast. The wings had an outline of a bat's wing. It looked very much human, almost 'demonic' I felt; bony arms hanging down with claw-like hands and long legs extended behind. The body had to have been 7ft or more in length. It was making no noise, but I felt like it knew I was looking at it and I was fearful at what I was seeing. I told my spouse and he said it must have been a large bat. I looked up bats, flying fox and the like, and this did not match the description. We have seen lots of drones, and those are quick, large and have an aerodynamic body. This creature look nothing like a drone or any other bird that we can identify. I contacted you after searching again on Google, and in relation to the Chicago winged humanoids. Have there been any other similar sightings in the valley or in California? Thank you. KE NOTE: I contacted the witness by telephone. She says that she reported this sighting to the UFO reporting agencies and a cryptid investigator, but never heard back from anyone. This is the first related sighting that I have received from southern California. The witness comes from an USAF family and is well aware of aerial objects. Lonwww.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/large-bat-winged-humanoid-reported-over.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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May 31, 2018 15:08:32 GMT -6
Post by auntym on May 31, 2018 15:08:32 GMT -6
www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/daily-2-cents-red-eyed-bird-man-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29 Red-Eyed 'Bird Man' in County Kilkenny, IrelandPosted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler Thursday, May 31, 2018 Red-Eyed 'Bird Man' in County Kilkenny, IrelandExtremely large bird-like man with glowing red eyes on top of old abbey took flight, screeching, chased us Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 2018-05-28 01:15: At Green’s Bridge, walking to car. Intially felt very afraid for no reason. then we saw creature on top of old abbey ruins. Thought it was a shadow. Noticed glowing red eyes. It screeched and took flight. huge wings. Black. Bird like but 10-11 feet tall. Wingspan was huge. The shriek was ear splitting. We got into car. It flew after us, stayed with car until we got to Bishops Meadows. Then quickly turned and we lost sight of it. Both friends and I got itchy eyes, then doctor gave me drops for pink eye after it got worse today. Told Watergate Theatre director nearby yesterday and he said this was seen in the late 1970’s near Dunmore Cave. We all thought it was just a shadow. Stephen noticed the red, thought it was weird. Two glowing red intense lights. It opened wings and we realized they were eyes. Felt like a warning or a threat. - MUFON www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2018/05/daily-2-cents-red-eyed-bird-man-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+%28Phantoms+and+Monsters%29
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